Clinical

AdventHealth Begins Historic COVID-19 Vaccinations

Dec 16, 2020 at 01:26 pm by pj

Thousands of frontline team members are expected to be vaccinated in upcoming days.   AdventHealth marked a historic day as COVID-19 vaccinations began for frontline te.... Read More

Pediatricians Want Kids to Be Part of COVID Vaccine Trials

Dec 15, 2020 at 04:12 pm by pj

  By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids i.... Read More

Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots

Dec 15, 2020 at 04:07 pm by pj

  By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News   If there’s such a thing as a date with destiny, it’s marked on Dr. Taison Bell’s calendar. A.... Read More

Supply Is Limited and Distribution Uncertain as COVID Vaccine Rolls Out

Dec 15, 2020 at 03:58 pm by pj

  By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News    High stakes and big challenges await as the U.S. prepares to roll out vaccines against COVID-19, with fro.... Read More

Is It Time to Scare People About COVID?

Dec 15, 2020 at 11:51 am by pj

  Commentary By Elisabeth Rosenthal I still remember exactly where I was sitting decades ago, during the short film shown in class: For a few painful minutes, we w.... Read More

Multifunction Cardiography: Advanced Technology

Dec 11, 2020 at 09:00 pm by pj

By RAFFI B. SHEN, NORBERT RAINFORD, MD, AND JOSEPH T. SHEN, MD       Coronary artery heart disease (CAD) is a leading, major cause of death and disability in.... Read More

How Depression and Isolation are Leading to Exploitation of Children

Dec 10, 2020 at 10:26 am by pj

The pandemic’s emotional toll By JAN EDWARDS   Given the current environment, many children are at home 24/7, missing their friends, playing sports, ex.... Read More

Report Reveals Lung Cancer Health Disparities in Florida

Dec 08, 2020 at 05:26 pm by pj

The American Lung Association has released its 3rd annual State of Lung Cancer report, which examines the toll of lung cancer in Florida, and outlines steps the state can take.... Read More

Tracking COVID’s Spread Inside a Tight-Knit Latino Community

Dec 08, 2020 at 04:51 pm by pj

  By Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News Early in the pandemic, Ximena Rebolledo León, a registered nurse at Telluride Regional Medical Center in southwest.... Read More

Demand for COVID Vaccines Expected to Get Heated

Dec 08, 2020 at 04:38 pm by pj

  By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News  Americans have made no secret of their skepticism of COVID-19 vaccines this year, with fears of political interference.... Read More

As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find

Dec 05, 2020 at 06:07 pm by pj

    By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Carrie Feibel, Kaiser Health News Hospitals in much of the country are trying to cope with unpreced.... Read More

COVID-19 Contributes to Increase in Opioid-Related Deaths

Dec 02, 2020 at 04:40 pm by pj

Telemedicine and tele-mental health services have emerged as valuable resources for those battling addictions during our country’s expanding opioid crisis. The availabil.... Read More

How COVID-19 Highlights the Uncertainty of Medical Testing

Dec 01, 2020 at 04:25 pm by pj

    By Ishani Ganguli, Kaiser Health News Dr. Jacqueline Chu considered the man with a negative coronavirus test on the other end of the phone, and knew, her.... Read More

To Supplement or Not

Nov 27, 2020 at 01:32 pm by pj

  The issue of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has come to the forefront in the last few decades, and with much reason. In a previous article on 'The B.... Read More

For Nurses Feeling the Strain of the Pandemic, Virus Resurgence Is ‘Paralyzing’

Nov 24, 2020 at 02:37 pm by pj

  By Charlotte Huff, Kaiser Health News For Christina Nester, the pandemic lull in Massachusetts lasted about three months through summer into early fall. In late.... Read More

Parents Complain That Pediatricians, Wary of COVID, Shift Sick Kids to Urgent Care

Nov 24, 2020 at 02:09 pm by pj

  By Kristy P. Kennedy, Kaiser Health News A mom of eight boys, Kim Gudgeon was at her wits’ end when she called her family doctor in suburban Chicago to sch.... Read More

Why Lung Cancer Awareness Month is Especially Important for LGBTQ+ Communities

Nov 23, 2020 at 12:50 am by pj

    By Janelle Hom   November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time where the American Lung Association, among other organizations, work to raise awareness.... Read More

Take It From an Expert: Fauci’s Hierarchy of Safety During COVID

Nov 22, 2020 at 09:56 pm by pj

  By Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News As a health journalist, a physician and a former foreign correspondent who lived through SARS in Beijing, I often get.... Read More

People Proving to Be Weakest Link for Apps Tracking COVID Exposure

Nov 22, 2020 at 09:51 pm by pj

    By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigge.... Read More

Push Is On in US to Figure Out South Asians’ High Heart Risks

Nov 22, 2020 at 09:33 pm by pj

  By Vignesh Ramachandran, Kaiser Health News For years, Sharad Acharya’s frequent hikes in the mountains outside Denver would leave him short of breath. But.... Read More